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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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